The NFL Trade deadline is coming, now less than a week away. Moves will be made by our organization, but the magnitude of the moves has yet to be determined. This team has underperformed and once again disappointed a fan base that thought, believed and expected better things. In the 3rd year of Grier and Flores, armed with a multitude of first and second round picks in consecutive drafts, we thought we finally were going to get a talent laden roster of young players to build to build around. No more foolish spending in free agency trying to put band aids on wounds that needed cauterizing. We were going to build a young nucleus, with a young QB (Tua Tagovailoa), and then sprinkle in the right veteran players in free agency with no desperation, and no need to get the hottest and most expensive players, just the right veteran players to put us over the top. Instead of building on the 10-6 record we achieved last season, this team has fallen backwards at 1-6 after 7 games and and basically at a point where the season is lost. So now we get to see how this trio of Ross, Grier and Flores handle their failure and try to remedy things. The Deshaun Watson trade rumors have been present since before the season. Is Watson a better QB than Tua is now? Sure, but Tua is a rookie with a 7-6 record, completing over 65% of his passes and a 2:1 TD/INT ratio with 18 TD’s and 9 INT’s. To me, pulling the plug on that is preposterous. On the other hand, the track record for Grier and possibly Flores surrendering a 2nd and 5th RD pick for Josh Rosen in 2019 makes you wonder if they are capable stewards of making such important decisions. They did evaluate the QB class of 2020 and they chose Tua Tagovailoa at #5. Do they pull the plug on a player that has worked so hard and to rehab injuries they were fully aware of when drafting him, especially since he has played well enough to have a winning record and at least average to above statistics? The bigger question is, for what player to make you the trade for? A QB embroiled in controversy and 22 civil lawsuits filed against him by 22 women. This is what makes you abandon the player you were all in on just one year ago? You have to wonder if either of the 2 under Ross really deserve to be here themselves.
I believe the Dolphins aren’t going to make that move. Yes, Watson has been convicted of nothing, there are simply allegations at the moment. He is not guilty until proven otherwise, but many times where there’s smoke there’s fire, and 22 lawsuits is a smoldering inferno. Is that the desperate approach you want to take as an organization? You will probably get elevated play at QB with Watson as compared to Tua but would it be enough of a difference to make this team a winner? We’re 31st on defense statistically. Is Deshaun Watson going to be a 2 way player? Our offensive line has been poor the entire season. It won’t be any better for Watson. As expected, our best WR’s can’t stay on the field or even when they’re on the field, they’re not healthy. We have had DeVante Parker on this team for 6 seasons before this year and he played a 16 game season once. In 2019 he finally had the year we all thought he could have and became the player we hoped he could be, but that was the flash in the pan. He can’t stay healthy, and when you have a #1 receiver that’s rarely healthy, how do you bring in Will Fuller who also has never played a 16 game season. The we have Albert Wilson who opted out of the season last year due to COVID-19. He hadn’t played since 2019 in which he had a terrible hip injury that cut off his nice season in which Wilson was the one exciting piece of the offense. Preston Williams has also been injury prone and only managing to play a maximum of 8 games in 3 different seasons. Is all this Tua’s fault? Is it Tua’s fault that the defense that that was 6th in points allowed is now 31st?
We sent a few veterans packing this season, one after trading for him in the very same offseason. We traded for LB Benardrick McKinney and then cut him in one of the last cutdowns. We traded OG Ereck Flowers to the WFT for a swap of 7th RD picks. I was fine with trading Flowers because I figured that meant that we had our starting LG in Solomon Kindley, or maybe rookie OL Liam Eichenberg. In the short term, sending Flowers hasn’t worked for the better. I still feel like I’d rather have these guys learn than sit behind a vet like Flowers, but with that comes growing pains, and the QB (Tua) along with the offense itself have felt that pain. I was all for giving AVG more playing time and jettisoning KVN allowed that to happen. Getting rid of McKinney while a surprise allowed LB Elandon Roberts to play, and I feel he deserved that as well.
So what happens going forward with this team? Do they finally make the trade for Deshaun Watson? I certainly hope it doesn’t happen, because even if the team is better, marginally or significantly, I won’t feel good about it. It’s just not the ideal situation in my mind at all. “Hey, we have a QB in a hot mess of legal trouble due to his very questionable character, so will give him to you at 50 cents on the dollar”. Yeah, I’ll take a pass on that. Besides the fact that I like Tua, all he’s done since he’s got here is bust his ass to be the best he can be, and he has played well enough in my mind to give him more time to see what he can be. There’s also a huge risk factor that will only mitigated by less compensation initially, there will be no protection for us once the deal is done. Is Tua part of the deal? I would imagine so, but that much is not clear as of yet. Besides the potential trade, I want to see growth for all our young players. I want our O-line looking much better by the end of the season and I want our young LB’s playing at a high level and showing legitimate pass rush chops. I want Tua to show that not only does he belong and deserve to be our QB, but that he’s a damn good one that has earned our respect. It’s not ideal being 1-6, but there are still things that can happen that can make this season a good one. Let’s hope these things happen, all of them.
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Nice wrote up Mike
But I recommend changing that pic at the top to this one
Nice write up Mike E!
I see you see you have taken lessons on paragraph separation from D, but well said nonetheless
“The NFL Trade deadline is coming, now less than a week away. Moves will be made by our organization, but the magnitude of the moves has yet to be determined.”
That’s what I am really wondering about right now…. and not talking Watson. If was a baseball team in the same position we would be trading.
Already know won’t be in the playoffs. So real Q is the future of the team as far as direction and plan.
Still a great write though.
Football trades can be tougher to make than baseball trades though.
True — but they still happen. Gotta think a lot of teams in contention would love one of our corners for instance.
I’m sure they would but contract and trade compensation is the issue.
LOL, paragraphs look much bigger on your phone
Good write Mike, unfortunately you had to write this. It’s depressing. 😦
I already respect Tua and think he’s a good young QB that will only get better.
Agreed
Nice job MikeE!
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Tua still hasn’t even played a whole season, so it’s not like he’s had a ton of time to show what sort of QB he can be. If they truly are interested in Watson, I’d like to hear how they’ve made a decision on Tua already. You could make an argument that he’s played just as well as any other young QB with his number of starts. I get that he hasn’t looked as good as guys like Herbert or Burrow but he’s shown just as much or more than any other young QB. So, what is it they’ve seen that says he has to be replaced? I’m not completely bought into Tua yet myself, but I think he’s certainly shown enough to see what he can do this season. Watson also simply isn’t a “gotta have” sort of QB, to me.
Do you even watch the QB? 😉 🤪
I’m still feeling traumatized by the baby Yoda video on the last page
Yikes!
Thanks guys! I’m going to be pissed if we go through with the Watson trade. I won’t really have any love for this team if they do that
Ditto!
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Sorry to hear this — I liked Reid Sinnett.
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After third-string quarterback Reid Sinnett was waived on Saturday to make room for wide receiver Isaiah Ford from the practice squad, the Dolphins were hoping that Sinnett would clear waivers and end up back on the practice squad himself.
However, the Eagles claimed Sinnett on Monday, leaving Miami with just two quarterbacks.
On Wednesday, during his media availability, head coach Brian Flores announced that the team would be signing quarterback Jake Dolegala to their practice squad.
Me too. Eagles now have our 1st RD pick and potentially a decent backup QB
At least the 49ers pick is looking better.
Rock,
I watch the replays of them getting hit and cheer.
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And I’m with you on the baby yoga vid. It traumatized me kinda like Tim’s Men in Tights video but different.
Jake Dolegala is another ??? by Grier. Really, there was no better fit for this offense out there? Dolegala is a 6’7 pocket passer from Central Connecticut. Really?
Ken got him the job. Nepotism!!!
I think a 3rd string QB is the least of our worries.
What is there to worry about other than building for the future? Great teams are built by making the right move every little step along the way.
But you never want 3rd string QBs playing. We’re 1-6 without them playing. I highly doubt it gets better with them in the game. That’s all I’m saying.
Right now our biggest issue is the defense failing us.
But to my mind Reid Sinnett looked like he could have become a good and cheap #2 QB as early as next season. We lost the chance of that. And am sure at least the Eagles saw that too, which is why they picked him up.
Fair enough, don’t think it’s a big deal though. I’m more worried about our defense now. The offense looks like it might be putting it together a bit. The defense gives it up every time we need them.
Dolegala translates to pineapple party
So what are you try to say . Tua from Hawaii, which we know dole has monopolized the pineapple industry. So everything is going to be fine. Also I love pork with pineapple lol
Pineapple pork and Tua is all we will ever need
Lmao…. you have a good point
I can’t wait as most of you here until the end of the trade deadline. Heck, say we run the table the rest of the way. We probably still don’t make the Playoffs. Please say no to Watson it really makes zero sense
Even the smallest chance of the playoffs have ended. And you were then when they did. But way I see it is Watson was never gonna happen anyhow, even if that might be more on the Texans than us.
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I’m not giving up on this team…yet! Lol
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I still want to see what they look like by the end of the season. I think Flores is a good young coach. He’s still trying to figure out how to be a HC. He’s not perfect. I’ve disagreed with a few of his decisions, but I also like a lot of the things he does. I can’t see Ross making a change but that’s up to him. It’s par for the course for this organization, frankly. That, more than anything, has kept us spinning our wheels in mediocrity for decades, IMO.
I’m with you. But there is no doubt that Flores’ seat is hot right now. Who would have thought it would be at season start? Will be 1-7 after Sunday. Gonna come down to the rest of the season. He and Tua are the ones with the most to play for.
I’m still going to root for the team to play better and to see young players develop. But I don’t like how the regime shows a lack of support for the QB they just drafted at #5 last year. Why did they draft him? If they don’t really think highly of him then they suck at evaluating talent and the scouting dept. sucks.
As a fan, I’m not letting Grier and Flores play this “it’s the QBs fault” game. The entire team has been out of sync. The best thing we’ve seen in recent games is Tua and the offense. Over 400 yards the last two games for only the 2nd time in the last 5 years. But let’s put it on the 2nd year top drafted QB with 13 starts and all the rehab he’s had to do. I think that’s a bunch of bullshit!!!
To cut ties so quickly…. is ludicrous! I’m getting tired of this new “microwave ” society. You just can’t put 30 seconds on and expect it to be done You might as well just take “development ” out of the dictionary smh
We’re likely going to be sellers by the trade deadline (not counting a possible Watson trade), but I’m wondering how Danielle Hunter feels right now about the 3-3 Vikes? The word was that he wanted OUT of Minnesota, and here he is, fully recovered with 6 sacks in 6 games. Does he still want out? Should we upgrade our Defense instead of trading for Watson?
Randy, what say you, man?
Trading for a player would surprise me.
Let’s say it’s a player(s) for player trade. Say… DeVante and (???) for Hunter. Would you consider it? I would, for sure.
Would the team actually do it? It would surprise me, too.
Why would the Vikings make that trade?
Its quite obvious why they’ve given up on tua.
Arm strength or lack thereof
Kurt Warner disagrees with you as do many other former QBs and players. Tua is ascending and his arm is just fine.
Maybe but it would appear the people who make the decisions for miami do agree with that
It does appear that way and maybe that’s the problem.
Bill’s are favored by 14 on Sunday.
They should be.
Watch we beat the Bills and really create a fuck storm. LOL
Also job security. They need a difference maker to get this team going in the right direction. Watson is their savior
ROB; Why don’t you ask the 22 ladies who’ve made major claims against Watson if he’s “their savior?” And while you’re at it, can Watson play defense, too??
allegations are not proof of guilt, and yes Watson can play defense as a good offense is a good defense.
Capt. Stubbs says:
October 27, 2021 at 8:05 pm
To cut ties so quickly…. is ludicrous! I’m getting tired of this new “microwave ” society. You just can’t put 30 seconds on and expect it to be done You might as well just take “development ” out of the dictionary smh
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Yep!
ESPN just reported a few minutes ago that the Carolina Panthers are absolutely NOT interested in WATSON. Period.
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Meanwhile, football idiot Steve Ross lets Tua twist slowly in the wind. HE COULD have said what Carolina just said, but NOO-O-O-O!! Little Stevie Blunder has nothing to say at all!! Way to back-up your players, Stevie!! No wonder players don’t want to play for this spineless owner!!
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FIRING GRIER and, possibly, Flores, too, WON’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM!! Blunder will only replace them with cheaper, dumber clones of Grier & Flores. Candidates with brains and class will stay as far away from Ross as they possibly can. They’ll look elsewhere after the season for employment in one of the OTHER FRANCHISES that have an opening.
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STEVE ROSS is the number one reason why, for the 21st consecutive season, the Dolphins won’t win a playoff game (Yes, I know, he’s ONLY been owner for 13 seasons. But no one else has done anywhere near as much damage to this franchise as Steve Ross!!).
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MY DECISION has already been made. I AM ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, NOT GOING TO RENEW MY TICKETS. Not now. Not ever, as long as Ross owns a majority of the team. And I have NO DOUBT that many thousands more will join me in NOT financially supporting the man who has dragged this franchise down like no other in history.
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DEBATING THE MERITS of Tua, Grier, Flores, etc. is meaningless. ONLY ONE THING CAN TRULY turn around this franchise.
WE NEED A NEW OWNER!!
I LOVE your passion for this team!!! However I believe it’s the “Joe Robbie ” curse …. change the name of the stadium!!!! No to Watson!!
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OD, you can continue down the Ross path but he’s the owner. He either sells the team and gets out of the football business, or he keeps trying to get better. Nobody can fire him.
Based on what you said, Ross hires bad people so that means Grier and Flores aren’t good.
I like Tua better than all of them. He actually plays the game and will succeed in this league. Maybe not in Miami, and I’m getting to the point where I hope he plays for some team that is all in with him. He deserves better than this crap.
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I call BS on that, Josh Boyer. Sure, ya can’t run the same thing over-and-over-and-over again, but where the hell is the ‘zero blitz, for one? Why are QB pressures and hits down by double-digits this year from last?
So if it worked so well last year, ya totally ditch it this year? That doesn’t make sense. Maybe use it with less frequency this year than last, but ya don’t just ditch what worked.
Lots of squirming going on with this regime. That’s why I’m questioning them. They seem like they know they fucked it up, but they’re trying to push it away from themselves. It’s very disappointing.
Man… you know better than that…
Shit! Sorry that was a reply to orob above on Watson being the one
Tim Knight says:
October 27, 2021 at 8:36 pm
Why would the Vikings make that trade?
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Because Hunter wants/wanted OUT. They could get more in a trade for him right now than ever before… which is probably why we won’t be buyers at this time.
For Parker? Everyone knows he can play but is 50/50 reliable with injuries. The same with a guy like Fuller. That’s been a bust signing so far.
I mean, ya know I agree with ya, but I’d absolutely love to land Hunter someway, somehow. I don’t expect it to happen, but I can dream!
I’d rather develop the young players we have and go from there. We’re not buyers right now. I have a shitty gut feeling this isn’t going to end well after playing in Buffalo this Sunday. 1-7? No one player we can add will change that. This is a broken organization right now, not because of a player here and there.
I’m at a loss, man. I feel like I’ve been duped.
Tim Knight says:
October 27, 2021 at 8:54 pm
Lots of squirming going on with this regime. That’s why I’m questioning them. They seem like they know they fucked it up, but they’re trying to push it away from themselves. It’s very disappointing.
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I don’t even know what to think regarding the entirety of this team, but I still feel there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians in the FO and staff: it’s a bloody beaurocracy, and that’s on Ross.
To be honest with ya, Tim… I don’t like it when even YOU are down on our team. 😦
It’s more about a collective direction of what this team is about and I don’t think this regime knows what that is. They created it though. Putting it on Tua is totally disrespectful in my view and it made me sour on Grier and Flores. Look at the rest of the team. We went very young but what are we really good at? Right now Tua is one of our best players.
One of the big mistakes is Austin Jackson. Whether at LT or LG he struggles and gets called for penalties that kill us in big spots almost every time. How many times do we hear #73? OL don’t want their number called out. Kindley was benched but Jackson continues to hurt this team. This regime seems to have a different criteria for the development of young players.
3 to 4 weeks ago was when Austin Sackson drew my ire. Love the kid and he’s still a pup, but dammit. Was he a bad pick or is he not being coached properly? I dunno, but it truly confounds me.
Guess shouldn’t rank on Ricky for this…… beer taster would be my dream job. 🙂
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I saw that on the pat mcafee show. Look it up , I thought it was a great interview and they obviously bring this up
Tim Knight says:
October 27, 2021 at 9:12 pm
I’d rather develop the young players we have and go from there. We’re not buyers right now. I have a shitty gut feeling this isn’t going to end well after playing in Buffalo this Sunday. 1-7? No one player we can add will change that. This is a broken organization right now, not because of a player here and there.
I’m at a loss, man. I feel like I’ve been duped.
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That’s probably the best course of action… to develop the younglings at this point. However, if our O-Line gets Tua seriously injured again, there should be hell to pay.
The OL looks like they’re getting it a bit. Find the best 5 and get rid of the bad issues. Austin Jackson is killing us too often. See my comments above.
Yessir, just commented to ya above.
IF we trade Tua when it’s all said and done, this franchise — under Ross — will have sunken to a new low.
It’s not going to go well.
Figuring that Watson can’t be 100% cleared until 2022 (and he may be facing jail time and never play a down for us), why TF are we doing this young lad Tua — a consummate professional — the way we’re doing him?
Agreed… it’s not going to go well, indeed.
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M13,
The Vikes kinda restructured Hunter’s contract so they can decide whether or not to sign him long term next year. I’m not sure Hunter wants out of MN. He just wants to get a huge contract.
Got ya, man. Thanks!
I’ve seen one championship from a team that I follow being an adult. The 1986 Mets and you all know how that went down. I was 21. I’ve seen all of them to get to the big game/series but lose every other time. Dolphins, Mets, Flyers and Knicks (not a big basketball fan – I think the game is lame). Baseball is also becoming a boring game. Football is hanging in there but getting worse. Hockey has tried to correct itself after years of dumb shit. Umps, refs and officials ruin sports with dumb rules.
So I’m used to that. But my Mr. Positive/Patience is running out. It’s not the games I grew up playing when I was young anymore. It’s all about money now. That’s not sports. That’s a business.
I enjoyed the run from the Miami Heat a few years ago
That was fun
Would be nice if the Dolphins get there
I don’t know if I can take it anymore
I’m going to give myself a pep talk in the mirror and toughen up
LMAO!!!!
It’s always been a biz, bud. But I hear and understand what you’re saying… it’s only gotten increasingly worse over time.
I can’t watch the NBA any longer for the exact same reasons… used to be a die-hard Sacramento Kings fan in the early 2000s. Never got into hockey. Baseball was my ‘wife’ if you will… seems she cheated on me and I never got back to it after “steroid gate” on Capitol Hill.
Can’t get into soccer, either. I tried midget-throwing one night, but that didn’t work after I tore up my shoulder in a drunken stupor… that midget still doesn’t like it when I come around. Sucks to watch bowling, sucks to watch pool, and sucks to watch darts.
Football is the last and best thing, and our Phins continue to make it painful to watch.
I was big into darts for awhile. Pool was a fun partying game – meaning smoking and drinking, had a few friends with tables in their basements. Play a few rounds then disappear and go make out with one of the girls. The late 70’s and 80’s were fun times. Okay maybe that continued into the 90’s. LOL
You KNOW I was just joking with “midget throwing”, right?!! LMAO 😆
I thought you would be able to tell that THAT was a joke!!!
I never mentioned little people. 😉
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TIM; Regarding your 8:50 comments. I’m not literally saying ANYONE can FIRE STEVE ROSS. Did you REALLY think I was THAT STUPID?? What I’m saying, in fewer words, is to negate any future direct profits to the Spineless One by a) NOT paying for season tix; B) Not paying for his parking passes; C) NOT paying $11-$16 for his beer nor $12 for his cheeseburgers and D) NOT buying any more Fins’ gear UNTIL HE SELLS THE TEAM or dies!!
While some might say “MORE buyers of tix/beer/gear will simply take my place,” I am convinced sales of tix/beer/gear will be DOWN THIS YEAR, partly because FEWER PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP FOR THE GAMES!! And, unless we get a new owner real soon, EVEB FEWER PEOPLE will show up NEXT YEAR TOO!
SO, if you think dissatisfied/disgusted season ticket holders can’t negatively impact the Spineless one’s bottom line, think again. NOT ONLY CAN IT HAPPEN. IT WILL HAPPEN. Now, yes, I know Ross will STILL make hundreds of millions of dollars each year simply from the TV revenue packages. He most certainly WON’T go to the poorhouse. But dropping attendance paired with much lower TV ratings is bound to have an impact. And these things ARE going to happen!!
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Some day I’ll explain to you and the other folks on this site how Joe Robbie came within just a few days of losing the Dolphins franchise to NCNB bank during the 1987 player’s strike. But that’s a story for another time.
GOTTA walk the Greyhound and call it a night.
Y’all have a terrific tomorrow!! The Old Dolfan IS OUT!!
Be well, Mr. Campbell!
#Respect
I never suggested you were stupid. But what you’re asking for is a tough change. That’s like asking Warren Buffett to stop being him.
PS: FIRE ROSS, The Spineless One!
You can’t!
Tim Knight says:
October 27, 2021 at 10:18 pm
I was big into darts for awhile. Pool was a fun partying game – meaning smoking and drinking, had a few friends with tables in their basements. Play a few rounds then disappear and go make out with one of the girls. The late 70’s and 80’s were fun times. Okay maybe that continued into the 90’s. LOL
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Same, minus the darts… I’d shoot darts from time to time, but never got into as much.
When it came to pool (yup, drinking), I ran so hot and cold. One game I’d be on fire, the next I’d be so funked up I could barely line up anything, LOL.
The good old days, man!
I grew up as a teen living the “Dazed and Confused” movie which is set in 1976. A few friends of mine and I were just getting into KISS, we were 11-12. It was very much like that. The older kids were setting the bar for us as we were on the verge of becoming teens. I’ll never forget those days.
GO PHINS!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
We’ll get there, eventually.
Just don’t like how we’re dealing with it.
For a year and a half we played with smoke and mirrors, above our heads with an inferior roster.
This year, after a few questionable personnel moves, the mirrors broke and the fog cleared.
Again with an inferior roster, with nothing to hide behind.
No reason to blow it up, only to have this same conversation again in 3 years, but Flores needs to hit the film room and figure it out
Happy Birthday Herd!! 🦬🎂🥂🍻
Happy Birthday Herd 🦬🦬🐬💥
Happy birthday Herd
Happy Birthday Herd
Happy B-day, Herd!
all the doom and gloom that this team has earned really takes the fun out of a season we all looked forward to based on last year.
Nevertheless, a total of 8 points is the difference between 1-6 and 4-3. Our D hasn’t ‘finished’ like they did last year. They ‘break’ against 2-minute drill.
Yeah, the bonehead safety game, a missed FG, and a blocked FG.
Happy Birthday, Herd!!!
Happy Birthday Herd !! 🎂🎉🥂
Great write Mike E !!
I’m really am confident that he is dealing with it well and he’s a professional
The Phinstones have it right, Watson and Houston are driving these rumors
But the Miami Dolphins leadership is catastrophically bad and what really bothers me about this is that it exposes that
Ross is getting played by everyone and it’s super obvious to everyone
No matter what happens to the future of the team, or the QB position, we are stuck with Ross who appears to be a a strong financial portfolio away from a drooling idiot at this point
Ross amateurish leadership of this franchise has never really improved with time
It’s affecting the team
I always believed there could be a wall of separation between ownership and whoever actually runs the football operations
But in this case, it is so painfully obvious that Ross doesn’t value creating an environment where your talent can flourish and is actually contributing to an obstacle for the Team to get past
Ross is old and therefore desperate for the Dolphins to win a SB before he dies. In some ways I can relate.
SPAM!
Is the man made corruption of ham
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hwqlw
You guys hear the stuff coming out bout Dan Snyder lately
At least we can say – “we aren’t the Redskins”
Put Tua on that team and they would be really good. Oh and Snyder has always been an asshole
Yeah, that’s how I feel.
Me too
I knew Watson would waive the no trade clause to come to us, but never got that his Dolphins love was this deep. Is it cause of Will Fuller?
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This from Yahoo’s Charles Robinson:
“the Dolphins were the frontrunners for Watson. That never changed. No matter how many times other teams were thrown into the mix over the past two weeks, Miami was always ahead of everyone else. And it was for one simple reason: As we reported in August and as it always remained through today, Watson never relented on waiving his no-trade clause for any other team. He created the inside track for Miami long ago and never let anyone else into the running.”
Full with more
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/it-may-take-a-deshaun-watson-settlement-in-his-22-civil-lawsuits-to-complete-a-trade-between-dolphins-and-texans-050605958.html
His love of Miami is 140 million tax free reasons and Bob Kraft told him he knows where you can get a good massage
Lol
You’ve read the stories. Watson flies them in from wherever. Have groin will travel guy.
Nice article Stanger, it would appear Watson doesn’t have to do anything, if he relents he gets suspended for 6 games without pay. if he stays status quo he still get’s paid and if he really wants to come to Miami he can do that after law suits are settled.
if he relents he wont get to play this season anyway until maybe week 13 and could possibly have criminal charges upcoming.
i think the only way this deal gets done is if Houston gives Miami protection from this legal crap.
He’s getting paid full salary to sit on the bench without pads. If I’m him do my best to let that ride till the off season. Certainly wouldn’t settle the civil suites till knew about the criminal investigation. What would be the point?
But bottom line is no trade before Nov 2 unless the Texans really fold. And they know just like Watson that will be a new slate of teams looking for a QB in the offseason.
Happy, Happy
Middle aged white man wins big in a discrimination suit. When I helped handle such suits in the old days we saw a white male and said not a chance on such.
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A man who alleged in a lawsuit that he was fired from a hospital system because he is a white man has been awarded a $10 million verdict by a North Carolina jury.
David Duvall of Michigan sued Novant Health, Inc. in 2019 after he was fired as senior vice president of marketing and communications the previous year.
Duvall said in the suit that he was terminated without cause “as part of an intentional campaign to promote diversity in its management ranks” and that he was fired due to his sex and gender. Duvall was fired shortly before his fifth anniversary at the company and was replaced by a black woman and a white woman.
The verdict form says the jury found that Duvall’s race or sex was a motivating factor in the termination.
That’s pretty wild, but the anti white male campaign out there is for real
Feel bad for the companies. Used to be you can’t discriminate against X, Y or Z. Now it is everyone can sue you for not having the right balance or even moves when you are trying to get it.
We’re anti-discrimination, anti-racism and we call for unity. Except for white males. Some hypocrisies are mind blowing. LOL
Gotta love Sacramento criminals. He steals the converter, but leaves his saw and ID behind.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-arrested-for-stealing-catalytic-converter-after-leaving-id-behind-sacramento-county-deputies-say/ar-AAQ20dm?li=BBnb7Kz
LOL
We just had a fraudulent charge on our business card. Two very high end sound cancelling headphones. We found out because the dopes had them shipped to our office.
Sounds like someone partially hacked a site you use rather than just stealing your credit card info. Otherwise why would it end up at your address?
Years ago we had credit card fraud. The strange thing is that the cards were sent to our house with our exact numbers but with other people’s names on them. We found out they originated from Tennessee. We were creeped if they were going to check our mail to pick them up but they didn’t check in time. Why else would they send them to our house? Lots of fucktards out there.
Happy Birthday Herd!
Piggy, the Tiki Barber points about Tua is what you’re hearing from everyone now. That’s how bad it’s being handled.
Yeah
Usually the national media is way off but this is so ridiculous, it’s hard to miss
I hope Tua tears Buffalo a new ass this Sunday. A 🖕 to everyone.
^ we could all use that.
Thanks to everyone for the BDay wishes. You make an old girl feel special. 😊
Old girl ? Wait until you get my age and you have 50lb test growing out your ears and nose and nothing growing on your head. 😆 Hope you have a wonderful Birthday.
“I feel good. We’ll just wait and see what happens. . . . Injuries happen.”
— Devante Parker on if will be ready Sunday. And he knows injuries happen better than anyone.
“I feel good”. “Then I put the uniform on and move a little and everything hurts” lol
While he was mic’d up during Sunday’s game Gesicki went up to coach, loudly saying “if you need a play made throw me the ball” it looked like it came after he scored his touchdown and subsequent “Miami Leap” onto some kids lap, lol.
Gesicki’s game jumps with Tua. All of the TEs. Tua’s bread and butter is throwing inside the hash marks down the seems.
They just need to continue to feed him at least 10-15 targets a game. He’ll make that offense go!
Agreed, however not all in the fourth quarter
Exactly! Why the hell do they wait until then so often?
I think teams also make Gesicki a priority cover. You might want to get him more targets, but is he open that often? He’s a long-strider with very little quick twitch football moves. He’s not savvy like a Kelce, but he can get chunk yardage and be a red zone threat. I think we’ll see more of that.
Happy Birthday Herd!!!!! Tight lines always
Was thinking about going to tonight’s game, but told the wife if we couldn’t make the Fest we’re not going to another game this year. 🐬🏈🥃🥃
We missed you guys, really hope you can make it next year!!
Didn’t miss you guys at at all, but man did I miss Tunes with the Doggy. 🙂
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Old girl ? Wait until you get my age and you have 50lb test growing out your ears and nose and nothing growing on your head. 😆 Hope you have a wonderful Birthday.
This was a big one. 60! I say it and can’t believe it. It doesn’t help that during the pandemic shut down and no trips to the salon I started letting my hair go gray. The transition is almost complete. I don’t even recognize myself when I look in the mirror. My hair is literally almost white. Crazy! Not sure I’ll leave it this way but it’s been an interesting process.
Just a number, Herd.
Lol…at least you’re only going white and not bald. HB!
Lmao
And, nice write, Mike E. Thanks again.
Just got back from fest and family in FL. I’m exhausted unpacking to get ready for CR on Sunday for 3 weeks.
I need a break….lol
Tua has improved (in some cases, MAJORLY) on nearly every metric this year compared to last. Only things that aren’t improved? INT% (he’s still technically a rook and he made a couple of poor decisions this year by trying to do too much) and wins vs losses (but it’s a team game).
There’s only one stat that truly speaks to me which needs to be fixed: his career-long pass. Last year it was 35 yards, this year it’s 36 yards. Get the O-Line fixed and allow Tua time to drop some dimes deep, just as he had constantly done at Alabama: we HAVE the SPEED.
Mr. Spikes: Notice how some of the scribes are coming to the defense of Tua with timely reports and statistics about our improving quarterback?!?!? — Even tho Ross has yet to say ONE WORD OF SUPPORT FOR THIS KID!!! Well, what can you expect from “The Spineless One?” I wonder if Ross even knows (or CARES) about the fact that, during the one and only perfect season, Bob Griese went down in game 4 with a fractured ankle, seemingly ending his season (and Miami’s hopes of PERFECTION!) –But soon after Griese-Ball’s surgery, Both Shula and Robbie put out statements strongly supporting Bob Griese. The DON even went so far as to predict that Griese well could return to the lineup a couple of months later DURING THE PLAYOFFS!!!
INDEED, Bob Griese DID COME BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS. He started the second half of the Pittsburgh playoff game, leading the Fins to a heart pounding comeback victory!! –WHAT BALLS!!!!!!!
Of course, Ross KNOWS NOTHING about come back victories in the playoffs, right?? What a sorry ass he has become!!
I thought Ross was growing, but due to recent circumstances, he’s once again drawing my ire, Mr. Campbell.
HE can put an end to all of this BS, but he isn’t. I’m tired of Ross — once again — for his continual failures.
I really wish our Phins could become like the Packers, in terms of majority owners.
HERD; A BELATED Happy Birthday to you, young lady. Please, please, don’t complain about white hair. It SURE BEATS NO HAIR BY A COUNTRY MILE!! My oldest daughter, the one fighting leukemia, is 56 and is complaining about “hair quality” due to her treatments. This weekend she’ll have what we hope is her last heavy dose of chemotherapy for quite some time. It will knock her on her ass for several days. Fortunately my other daughter (age 53) is there to help her with important issues, such as getting to the ladies’ room in the middle of the night. Hope this fate never comes your way!
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GONNA MISS the FAU-MARSHALL rivalry when it ends in 2 seasons due to FAU’s ascension to the AAC Conference. FAU will go from half a million dollars in TV revenue per year to $6-$7 million per year in the higher rated conference. Seems like only yesterday FAU was struggling in the Trans-America conference as a Division 1-AA school. How time flies!
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HOPE TO SEE YOU sometime down the road, maybe at the next Fest. You are one classy lady!
All the best to your daughter OD. I’m not so much complaining about the white hair as thinking I’m not quite ready for it.
I too will miss the FAU rivalry. Rumors have the Herd leaving CUSA and likely going to the Sunbelt.
Thanks for the Bday wishes.
Watch it again, Tua’s college highlights. I counted 4 throws that traveled roughly 50 air yards with deadly accuracy before being caught.
Tua’s release time is getting ever quicker (like WOW!), he does possess a long arm (contrary to popular belief, and it’s only gotten stronger in his rehab), and he’s (always been) very aware in the pocket.
No… he doesn’t throw a Nolan Ryan fastball like Marino could, but he CAN go deep. I want to see him go deep again soon…
Tua throws the ball like A-Rod with foresight, expectations, and great arc to lead the receiver and keeping it out of the range of defenders. I realize it’s much tougher in the NFL, but Tua will LEARN this in short time.
Tua’s sack rates from last year (behind an arguably much better O-Line) vs this year’s atrocity of an O-Line…
2020: 6.5%
2021: 4.1%
The needle keeps pointing NORTH for Tua, and he’s STILL playing with injured/fractured ribs. He’ll probably be wearing a flak jacket for the rest of this season.
LOL, Packers at Cards. Another play where the returner looks like he touched it, doesn’t go after it, and it’s called for the Cards on the field. I think this will get reversed though.
I’ve seen that kind of play probably only a handful of times, and that is the 3rd one now in 3 weeks.
How the heck can that returner not know he touched it? He didn’t even try to recover it.
Od who replaced greise that season?
ROB–Earl Morrall–see more details below.
Good game so far tonight.
GO PACK!!!
GO ’72 PHINS!!!
EARL MORRALL. Earl stunk it up in the first half of the Pittsburgh Playoff game and was replaced by Griese. A long pass, Griese to Warfield, keyed Miami’s second half comeback.
Mr. Spikes: Did you see the stat that, under Matt LaFleur, the Packers are 25-1 when leading at halftime? If Green Bay makes it 26-1 tonight, it will be time to open up the champaign bottles for the 48th consecutive season.
ONCE AGAIN, it will be time to honor the Greatest Team of All Time. And we’ll be doing it on Herd’s birthday!! What a birthday present, eh??
No, I hadn’t seen that stat, man! That’s good to hear and know… and Green Bay just scored another TD!!!
MIKE E; DON’T KNOW if you can still do this but, perhaps in the next few days, you could re-run my account of Super Bowl VII from my ABSOLUTE PERFECTION series. It might be a nice ‘pick-me-up’ for those who, understandably, are in a bit of a funk.
Thanks, Mike, for all you do around here.
^
The Cardinals are a slippery bunch on Offense this year, sheesh. I was not expecting them to march down the field as they just did for a TD.
Reliving a championship that occurred almost 50 years ago only depresses me more.
Man, I hear that. But at least we have SOMETHING to root for this year, right?! 🙂
GO PACK!!!
And to be perfectly honest, it does KILL me to realize we’re nowhere near the level of competition regarding the Packers or Cardinals. Sucks…
I am cheering for the Cardinals, I don’t like the Packers. I don’t really give a crap about the undefeated season and the yearly celebration, it all seems so lame now, especially since we haven’t won a title since the 70s
I share your frustration, absolutely… but I will always root for the last undefeated team to go down, in honor of our magical ’72 undefeated season.
I gave up caring about that years ago.
“Hey Patriots fan, I know you guys won like 6 Super Bowls, but we went undefeated like 50 years ago, so there”
This morning I was listening to WQAM with Joe Rose. He’s so full of shit and such a fucking hypocrite. He’s talking about how poorly the Dolphins have treated Tua because they haven’t shot down rumors regarding Deshaun Watson. This coming from a douchebag (Joe Rose) who has been Railing for the Dolphins to trade for Watson and bring Mike Lombardi and Mike Florio on his show as many times as he possibly could so they could spew their Tua will never be elite, he’s not tall enough, athletic enough, doesn’t have a strong arm and is fragile. You know what Joe, you, Mike Florio, Mike Lombardi can circle jerk about Watson together all you want. You all suck, your shitty morning show sucks, Mike Florio is a never was and Lombardi is a failed NFL exec who doesn’t shit about shit. Fuck em all!!!
One does have to wonder when does an owner become a liability to it’s own company….
The one who took the risk, invested their own capital, spent money to provide a quality product, yet fail to produce the end results. Can an owner, with a hands-off approach, be maligned or be part of the problem?
For example, I’ve always thought J Jones was way too involved in football operations and made poor decisions. He hasn’t been to SB since JJ left, except for scraps from JJ.
The whole Deshaun Watson trade rumors are troubling to me. And, to go one step further, why hasn’t Grier said anything to Ross? No balls? Too cute? I’m confused on that, too.
Perhaps, it goes both ways…an owner can be too involved OR not involved but disparages their company anyway. Hmmmm?
Just sayin’
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-covid-cases-among-lowest-in-the-country
The first line kind of Indicates slow down on your celebration
‘Florida has seen a dramatic reversal of fortune this week with some of the lowest COVID numbers in the country, marking a dramatic change from this summer when it ranked among the worst”
But but but it was all because of the great leaders leadership……
It tells me that we should just let it run it’s course. Don’t mandate vax. Gain natural immunity if you get it.
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-ranking-top-nfl-quarterbacks-age-25-how-lamar-jackson-kyler-murray-other-young-qbs-stack-up
9. TUA TAGOVAILOA, MIAMI DOLPHINS
Age: 23
Career PFF grade: 72.0
2021 grade: 80.9
Tagovailoa has struggled since entering the NFL, but it’s not all his fault. The Dolphins have put together a woeful offensive line unit in front of him. Nevertheless, even when isolating QB performance, Tagovailoa just hasn’t performed very well. He has been average, which is below expectation for a high first-round pick. Within the confines of the Dolphins’ scheme, he might look competent because only 49% of his dropbacks do not have an RPO, a screen, a rollout or a play-action attached to it — the highest in the league.
Look who #2 is….
They’ve actually given Tua pretty high scores the last 2 weeks
You have to love PFFs commitment to being arbitrary
It’s their own secret scoring system
And then they took the averages and 2021 year and ranked guys with lower scores ahead of guys with higher scores
Trevor Lawrence has a ridiculously low score according to their scoring but that didn’t stop them from putting him at 8
Yeah, I saw that and experienced a moment of minor outrage. But I am so outrageously outraged all the time already that the minor outrage barely registerd.
The point of Herbert being good so far is indisputable
I take Herbert over Lamar Jackson any day of the week
I also take Tua and Burrows over Jackson
I call BS. How do Daniel Jones, Jaylen Hurts, and Trevor Lawrence rank better then Tua with worse PFF grades? Especially Lawrence. Chargers and Bengals did a much, much better job building solid OL’s for their young QB’s and armed them with WR’s who are not hurt all the time.
Agree this is BS
It wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t state Tua “has struggled since entering the nfl” when their scoring system says otherwise
I really think Flores pulling Tua last year shaped the National media’s perception in e negative way
I wonder what team will show up this weekend against the Bills?
Mr. Hyde or Mr. Hyde? We have yet to see anyone else
The team last loses by 3 of the team that loses by 30
Howies List
Rockphin – 42 – 9 Buff
LOL at Rock’s outrage meter
Howies List
Rockphin – 42 – 9 Buff
BBM – 33-17 Buff
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Howies List
Rockphin – 42 – 9 Buff
BBM – 33-17 Buff
🐷 42-21 🐬
I simply don’t care anymore. I’m just making up numbers at this point. You guys are lucky I don’t go back to 3-2
Yesterday I had the pleasure of arguing with a watson trade proponent on Twitter
Who of course said innocent until proven guilty (I don’t know why anyone says this in an argument as to why we should trade for some one but people do)
And when I corrected him to tell him that you can’t be innocent of what you admitted and Watson denies anything non consensual but has admitted to: shopping for “masseuses” on Instagram, paying them to come to Houston from out of state, and consensual sex with some of the women who were suing him – which sounds a lot like solicitation of sex across state lines (which is actually sex trafficking under the Mann act)
He suggested that watson was just paying from a massage…from Instagram models…and they ended up having sex…which isn’t illegal…lol
Did you guys know that according to Watsons attorney, he was using Instagram
To find massage therapist, not to solicit sex, but bc COVID made it hard for him to find a legitimate massage by other means…
Is that believable?
People have twisted themselves into 🥨 to try to convince themselves that watsons legal issues aren’t serious and will eventually go away
But the reality is
It’s 22 seperate civil actions against him. Not 1 class action where everyone accept one settlement. He has to settle 22 different cases and avoid 22 different verdicts.
It’s several, I think 10, complaints filed with the local police department
And there’s an FBI investigation, which is probably not state crimes like sexual assault, but federal crimes like violation of the Mann Act
Anyway I thought I would throw that tidbit out there so the time some one suggests their is a magical place somewhere where watsons legal issues disappear, you can approach it with reason
your pretzel emoji looks suspiciously like a pigs snout…
Some say the snout is hypnotic
I think they were saying “Pickled is best.”
I’m convinced that Watson’s legal issues will eventually go away, but the eventually is the key part. Could see him out of the game for a year.
But sure as heck they are not going away in the next few days. So if he is to be dealt to any team will at earliest be in the offseason.
This is my meter on a happy Wednesday with no outside stresses.
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Jerome and DeVante are trending in the right direction, but we will see how it goes today, Flores says. Today will tell us a lot as far as their game status.
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They’re a good rush team, bring a lot of guys, protection is going to be a big part of the gameplan, Flores says about getting mistakes from the first meeting corrected in pass pro.
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Laird’s been a third down back, played in the kicking game, Duke has been a third down back, Doaks is more of an early down, power back, Flores says about the options to join Gaskin and Ahmed.
Lol @ declaring Tua the QB for the rest of the season
Sigh… at the airport heading home … thank you to Florida, and all the festers that made it a great time away… very nice to meet a few new faces, and reacquaint with others…
Team turnaround is gonna happen because I broke down and bought a Tua jersey, more breathable than the one I had…
Fins 38-Buff 31.. lock it in 🤷♂️🤡
Florida thanks you folks. Was a better place while you were here.
And Tua jersey is a bold move….. why not a Waddle? Might have some more treadwear on it.
Here’s my perspective on the Watson situation. As if anyone cares.
I don’t want him on the team. Beyond that, I think I these charges against him are ridiculous if the scenario is he located ‘massage therapists’ online, paid to fly them to Houston for a ‘massage’. Seriously, these women knew what they were doing, what they signed up for. To say anything different is absurd if you ask me. To me it looks like they are trying to turn it into a lottery ticket.
Herd, we care greatly about your POV and your take on this is an interesting one.
It wouldn’t be a huge shocker if women who get paid for such services on the sly would also be willing to try and cash in afterwards. So been keeping in mind what is alleged is the worst that could have happened. But even the best doesn’t leave Watson looking good.
He’s actually not facing charges right now
The women filed civil cases for sexual assault and other sex crimes
They allege they were non consensual encounters
My earlier post is a bit of a generalization
I agree if women we’re flown out to sleep with him, they shouldn’t sue – they knew what they were doing
But the reality is each of the 22 women have a different story, and some may be legit masseauses that he tried to get to do extras with….lol
So if he did something non consensual with anyone – I think he should be charged
And if he solicited sex, that a crime, it’s just not women that the women he solicited from have a right to pursue
His lawyer says he is being blackmailed and that’s possible….but I think more likely than not, it’s possible with some of the women, not all of them
Some. Any have been legit ,assuage therapists that he violated
Fitting!
Fuck you guys….
Howies List
Rockphin – 42 – 9 Buff
BBM – 33-17 Buff
🐷 42-21 🐬
🦈 35-7 🐬
Ken – Watch how you throw around that “Mr. Hyde” stuff. I’ll have you know that Hyde is an old and respected name in Florida.
I was referring to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Any offense was purely coincidental and not intended
Pigs – That was the point of the COVID article. Florida didn’t panic and shut down because of a surge because they studied the Delta surges in other places and decided it would be short lived.
Rock – You wacky commie Canuck, DeSantis is a good guv. COVID is here to stay. Can’t throw away individual rights while crushing your economy for the new flu.
It’s not short-lived. They took quite a hit for most of 2021. And this week, while the entire country is experiencing lower numbers – they are too. That doesn’t demonstrate success for the time that they were the worst
I don’t know about other jurisdictions but Nyc hasn’t really been shut down in a while now. Restaurants have been at full capacity since June. The entire country was re-opening for 2021 while Fla was doing things like barring schools mask mandates and on cruises
The numbers are down everywhere now.
The numbers don’t support a successful strategy by Florida
Honestly I’m a little tired of the topic
I think probably if we had a national plan from the get go rather than different states doing different things we would be doing much better now
So I don’t really want to debate which state did better.
But the entire country has down numbers now, that’s not unique to fla
and if we get past this winter, that may be here to stay
And for those who dislike DeSantis’ Florida, here is an alternative:
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-police-new-york-new-york-city-52cc12e52d33f664e8e144aa59436590
I would have gone with vaccine or testing, but that is all on the build up to it. We’ll see what happens. Airlines are getting it done. Seems NYC should be able to as well.
What are we going to do if we offend all the non-NYers with our mandates! It’s anarchy!
You guys let folks pop a beer and say “we don’t do that stuff in our state.” It’s a hassle but with in place people are safer. That’s the trade-off.
Sounds like Fuller is a ways away. “Next few weeks” ain’t exactly day to day.
Will Fuller – eligible to come off injured reserve – isn’t ready to return from his finger injury and “we’ll see in the next few weeks,” Flores said. He didn’t practice this week.
any mathmaticians out there?
you have a new const home that sells whole sale for 160k
the payments are done on draws
10 % dwn 16k
144k remaimder based over a 9 month build term
draws as follows on the remainder
20% 2 mo
35% 2 mo
20% 2 mo
20% 2 mo
5% 1 mo
with a profit of 40 k what is the annual interest on the investment
money draws interest only when applied
40,000/9mo = 4444.00×2= 8888.00 interest earned each 2 month period
25%?
or 31%?
There is a reason why I became a lawyer. I only know how to divide by 3
it’s confusing because of the time involved he has160k invested over time periods so you cant count until the money is actually due.
if he invest 160k to make 40 k he makes 25% over 9 months, x 1.25 = 31% annually